Connecting the dots of life and business

Before you take off for the holiday weekend, here is a quick roundup of good posts, I haven’t gotten around to blogging this week. Will at 15 Meanings discusses a plan on when to quit a venture Charlie breaks down the true usage of Facebook apps Need a short domain name… here’s a list of [...]

Is it just me or do most people not like their jobs? I think a high majority would prefer to do something else. My conclusion is based on incessant complaints from acquaintances, friends and the web stats of my web sites during business hours. It came as no surprise when I read a recent study [...]

Some people work at Wendy’s in college and get their first job as a desk clerk, but Noah Kagan is very different. He’s worked at Intel, Facebook, Microsoft (intern) and now is at the startup, Mint.com. If all that wasn’t enough, he’s an uber networker, successful blogger at OkDork.com and organizer of the valley conference, [...]

Last week, I posted about my LA-based partners in Almost Mediocre (AM). They were my first taste of creating an audience around more than text and pics. Our videos may not be your preferred taste in humor, but we found an audience (actually, a really great one). We have sold our wares to some big [...]

Two nights ago I attended the Louisville Geek Dinner. The valley has these events each week, but here in the bluegrass… not so much. Luckily, Ben did a great job spreading the word and the turnout was strong. Rob and I talk a lot about who might be doing cool stuff locally, so it was [...]

I saw this great example of creating customer love on the cheap at a local coffeeshop. They take a polaroid picture of a frequent customer (or two for this week), brighten up the pictures with marker-drawn hearts and post them next to the cash machine. When the week ends, they post the archives on the [...]